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proper noun

Labdăcus

Meaning

  1. a king of Thebes, father of Lāius

Labdăcus, i, m., = Λάβδακος,
I. a king of Thebes, father of Lāius, Sen. Herc Fur. 495; id. Phoen. 53.—
II. Hence,
A. Lab-dăcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Labdacus: dux, i. e. Eteocles, so called after his grandfather Lāius, Stat. Th. 2, 210.—
B. Labdăcĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Labdacus, a Labdacide; applied to Polynīces as grandson of Laius, Stat. Th. 6, 450. —Plur.: Labdăcĭdae, ārum, m., the Thebans, Stat. Th. 9, 777; 10, 36.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLabdacusLabdacus (Λάβδακος), a son of the Theban king, Polydorus, the son of Cadmus, by Nycteis, who was descended from a Spartan family. Labdacus lost his fa…

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What does Labdăcus mean in Latin?
Labdăcus, a proper noun, means “a king of Thebes, father of Lāius”.